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a. SL12102: The science of medicines

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Decks in this class (33)

L2: What is a medicine?
What is drug absorption,
What are the routes of delivery,
What is the aim of medicines design
30  cards
L3 - concept of medicine and dosage forms. Brands and generics
How are medicinal products named ...,
Why are some medicines shape and ...,
What are branded drugs
17  cards
L4 - Roles Of Dosage Forms And Excipients
Why are drugs not administered as...,
What are dosage forms,
What do we need in a dosage form
47  cards
L5 & L6: Thermodynamics
What is thermodynamics,
What is energy,
What is kinetics
40  cards
L7 - Physiciochemical Properties
What must a drug do for it to hav...,
What is the drug s bioavailabilit...,
What 2 steps does drug dissolutio...
39  cards
L8 - Acid-Base Theory, pH And pKa 1
What are drugs either,
What does the extent of ionisatio...,
What is a lowry bronsted acid
22  cards
L9 - Acid Base Theory, pH And pKa 2
What is the degree to which these...,
What important effect does the ex...,
How to calculate ph of weak acids...
10  cards
L10 - Electrolytes And Buffers
What drugs are weak electrolytes,
What drugs are strong electrolytes,
What is the primary purpose and i...
27  cards
L11 - Chemical Kineticts And Stability Of Dosage Forms 1
Why is drug stability important f...,
What does chemical degradation le...,
What may instability result in
30  cards
L12 - Chemical Kinetic And Stability Of Dosage Forms 2
What is second order kinetics,
What are the two possibilities fo...,
What are the methods of determini...
26  cards
L11 + L12 - Kinetics Summary
What is the zero order integrated...,
What is the intefrated rate equat...,
What is the integrated rate equat...
12  cards
L13 - Optimising Drug Properties To Ensure Good Oral Bioavailability
What are requirements for a good ...,
When is a drug highly active in v...,
What is a key parameter of physio...
29  cards
L14 - Pre-formultaion Of Solid Dosage Forms 1
What does the design of any dosag...,
What is the main aim in the desig...,
How do you want to facilitate the...
24  cards
L15 - Pre-formulation Of Solid Dosage Forms 2
What does the functionaly of phar...,
What is the single biggest factor...,
What are the different solid stat...
41  cards
L16 - Drug Solubility And Dissolution Rate 1
Why should a pharmacist understan...,
Why must drugs dissolve before be...,
What is the definition of a solution
39  cards
(L16) - Expressing Solubility
What are the two ways of expressi...,
What are the different terms for ...,
What part of solvent 1 part solut...
10  cards
L17 - Drugs Solubility And Dissolution Rate 2
Examples of wa drugs,
Examples of wb drugs,
What are the steps for deriving t...
28  cards
L18 - Drug Solubility And Dissolution Rate 3
What are many pharmaceutical coun...,
What is the regulatory point of view,
What happens to a wb in the gi tract
32  cards
L19 - Drug Solubility And Dissolution Rate 4
What do inclusion compounds resul...,
What are cyclidextrins,
What do cds glucopyranose units form
40  cards
L20 - Drug Solubility And Dissolution Rate 5
What are non ionic surfactants,
What is linked to poe chains with...,
What does the poe number equal
42  cards
L21 - GI Tract Structure
What is the gi system,
What are the different parts of t...,
What are the accessory organs in ...
40  cards
L22 - GI Motility
What is swallowing,
What does swallowing do,
What does swallowing involve
35  cards
L23 - GI Digestion And Absorption
What is digestion,
What are the cells involved in th...,
What do serous cells secrete
37  cards
L24 - Liver Anatomy And Function
What are the four lobes in the liver,
What is the superios upper face o...,
Where is the gallbladder located
47  cards
L25 - Liver Function - Metabolism
How do molecules reach the liver ...,
What happens to the molecules whe...,
What molecules are metabolised by...
40  cards
L26 - Kidney - Structure And Blood Filtration
What are the structures in the re...,
What are the functions of the kidney,
What are examples of hormones enz...
23  cards
L27 - Regulation Of Water And Salts
Where does na reabsorption occur,
How is na reabsorbed in the tubul...,
How is na reabsorbed from cell to...
18  cards
L28 - Kidney - Urine pH And Drug Excretion
What are the key functions of the...,
What are the possible routes for ...,
How do you calculate amount excreted
23  cards
L29 - Recap Of Bioavailability, Dissolution And Membrane Transport
What is pharmacodynamics,
What is pharmacokinetics,
What is bioavailability
32  cards
L30 - Absorption: Physiological factors affecting drug absorption 1
What parameters which determine g...,
What is the therapeutic window,
What is the stomach
29  cards
L31 - Absorption: Physiological Factors Affecting Drug Absorption 2
What does bile facilitate,
What are the parts in enterohepat...,
What if f
28  cards
L32 - AbsorptionL Sublingual, Buccal And Rectal Drug Delivery
What is topical drug delivery to ...,
What are the different transmucos...,
What has a signigicant effect on ...
42  cards
L33 - Absorption Via Different Routes Of Drug Delivery
What is enteral drug delivery,
What is parental,
Examples of enteric drug delivery
59  cards

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